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[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, December 18, 1862]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding wartime activities and family matters
Date:
December 18, 1862
Creator:
Abercrombie, Lavinia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, June 10, 1863]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding the war and family matters
Date:
June 10, 1863
Creator:
Abercrombie, Lavinia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexico
Hand-colored map of southern United States and Mexico to Guatimala. Mexican states and other regions are outlined in color. Towns, roads and geographic features are marked with topography shown by hachures. There is an inset in the lower-left corner of the map with a portion of Mexico including Mexico City and surrounding areas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Arrowsmith, J.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Austin with Map]
Hand-written instructions concerning land surveys along the coast, signed by S. F. Austin. He mentions Duke, Nelms, and [Rales]. On the reverse, a map of the land survey is sketched with notes about dimensions. In the digital version, the first page is included twice - the second time a hand-written transcription of the letter is pictured beneath the original.
Date:
November 1, 1830
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Difficulties of a Revenue Officer in Texas
Front cover of a book discussing action by the Mexican government to send a revenue officer and small contingent of soldiers into Texas.
Date:
January 1901
Creator:
Barker, Eugene C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from N.W. Battle]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers, Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from N.W. Battle regarding election of Lincoln and secession
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Battle, N. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from John R. Baylor, June 4, 1861]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from John R. Baylor regarding leaving for Virginia to serve in guerilla force
Date:
June 4, 1861
Creator:
Baylor, John R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Jonathan Ray Baylor, September 9, 1872]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to Judge R.E.B. Baylor from Jonathan Ray Baylor regarding Law Department, family matters, and personal acquaintances
Date:
September 9, 1872
Creator:
Baylor, Jonathan Ray
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to nephew from Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor, October 2, 1866]
Letter to nephew from R.E.B. Baylor regarding coming to Texas, bringing negro employees, condition of negroes in Independence, and family matters. Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers.
Date:
October 1866
Creator:
Baylor, R. E. B. (Robert Emmett Bledsoe), 1793-1873
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from R. E. Bledsoe, October 2, 1872]
Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from his nephew, R.E. Bledsoe regarding family matters, western railroads, mining, Indians, and bandits.
Date:
October 2, 1872
Creator:
Bledsoe, R. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mercer University and Baylor
Newspaper clippings regarding biography of R.E.B. Baylor, history of Baylor University, and memorial to R.E.B. Baylor, ca. 1900-1920
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Boifeuillet
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilted potholder
Square potholder with a quilt pattern, pieced from several different patterned fabrics, made by Frank T. Brown, Clinton, Mass.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Brown, Frank T.
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Saloon Token]
One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin is silver-colored and says, "Good for 2 1/2 at the Bar" on one side; on the other it has the text: "Bull Bros. Saloon, San Antonio, Texas."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bull, Charles
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes regarding Baylor and Armistead family genealogy]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Notes regarding Baylor and Armistead family genealogy
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Carter, Betty
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casige Toy Sewing Machine
Hand-crank toy sewing machine; all metal, painted black with floral patterned design in gold, red and brown; maker's mark, "Eagle", made in Germany, probably first quarter of 20th century.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Casige
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Ground plan of 'Fort Defiance,' La Bahia Mission, March 2, 1836 by Lieut. Joseph M. Chadwick"
One of 8 maps of battle sites of the Texas Revolution drawn to accompany A.J. Houston's 1938 volume "Texas Independence"; this map shows blockhouses, magazine, watering place, workshop, coach house, outhouses, and Madam Garcia's house.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Chadwick, Joseph M.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Sam Houston from P. Clayton, January 26, 1853]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to Sam Houston from P. Clayton regarding claims by Baylor for bounty land, a horse killed in battle, and forage and rations during the Mexican War
Date:
January 26, 1853
Creator:
Clayton, P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lands in Texas.
Tract about the land market in Texas including a real estate brochure for sale of lands near Lawrence, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Cropsey & Goddard
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Official Centennial Map of Texas
Historical map of Texas distributed for its Centennial celebration in 1936 with illustrated landmarks and trails on the map, as well as illustrations around the outside of the map depicting portraits of historical figures and images of sites and events.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Who is W. T. Eldridge?
Pamphlet taking a position against the prison reform ideas of W.T. Eldridge, a businessman who ran the Imperial Sugar Company. The political commentary is addressed to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Legislative Investigating Committee, and the Members of the Legislature of Texas. It includes several letters, question-and-answer transcripts and other documentation discussing Texas legislation and policies related to prisons.
Date:
August 1913
Creator:
Dunovant, Adelia A.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Texas and the Country Adjacent
Hand-colored lithograph of Texas with statistics and references in lower left
Date:
1844
Creator:
Emory, William H. (William Hemsley), 1811-1887
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ghost Towns of Texas
Newspaper clippings regarding biography of R.E.B. Baylor, history of Baylor University, and memorial to R.E.B. Baylor, ca. 1900-1920
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Etheridge, W. B.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Front Cover
Illustrations of "Texan Handmen," "The Fandango, "Main Plaza, San Antonio," "Mission Concepcion," "Primitive Bathing," and "Cock Fighting" from Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper
Date:
January 15, 1859
Creator:
Everett, Richard
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexico & Guatemala
Hand-colored engraving of Mexico and Guatemala showing towns, rivers, and topography
Date:
1842
Creator:
Findlay, Alexander G.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History